No 90 percent silver but an interesting Balboa coin

[Coinstar magnet]

It has been awhile since I've hunted coin rolls. Picked up a box of dimes today...got a balboa panama coin....thought it was .500 silver but was incorrect.... I'll try a couple more boxes and see how it goes...usually I do nickels because I get more interesting finds...

Thanks for viewing!

 

[ncsuwolf]

Just out of curiosity (never done that) but do “odd” (mainly silver) coins show up in federal reserve boxes? Reason I ask, I assume they run them through machines similar to coin stars (on a bigger scale). If coin star kicks out silver, why wouldn’t the federal reserve units?

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Just out of curiosity (never done that) but do “odd” (mainly silver) coins show up in federal reserve boxes? Reason I ask, I assume they run them through machines similar to coin stars (on a bigger scale). If coin star kicks out silver, why wouldn’t the federal reserve units?

Not sure how the coins are sorted but they do end up in federal reserve boxes....I picked out 21 or 22 war time nickels...from one box...dimes are tougher it seems for me anyway but others have posted some great finds...half dollars seem to yield some good results as well...

 

[Trezurehunter]

Neat find.

 

[Sand Swinger]

It has been awhile since I've hunted coin rolls. Picked up a box of dimes today...got a balboa panama coin....500 silver...I'll try a couple more boxes and see how it goes...usually I do nickels because I get more interesting finds...

Thanks for viewing!

Long time ago, when I was a kid and started detecting, we'd go through coin rolls in the winter, when we couldn't get out to hunt. Back then, we used to call it "Kitchen Koinshooting", lol.

 

[thurmownator]

Nice find, yes, but not silver at all.

Copper-nickel clad copper (Cladding: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel; Core: 100% Copper)

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⅒ Balboa, Panama

Detailed information about the coin ⅒ Balboa, Panama, with pictures and collection and swap management : mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data

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[Mackaydon]

That coin brought back great memories of treasure hunting in Panama 20+ years ago and using the Balboa Yacht Club as our base of ops.
Don in SoCal.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Nice find, yes, but not silver at all.

Copper-nickel clad copper (Cladding: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel; Core: 100% Copper)

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⅒ Balboa, Panama

Detailed information about the coin ⅒ Balboa, Panama, with pictures and collection and swap management : mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data

en.numista.com

Good to know...I must have looked up a different Balboa coin...thanks!

 

[perdidogringo]

It has been awhile since I've hunted coin rolls. Picked up a box of dimes today...got a balboa panama coin....thought it was .500 silver but was incorrect.... I'll try a couple more boxes and see how it goes...usually I do nickels because I get more interesting finds...

Thanks for viewing!

Thanks for sharing. I lived in the Republic of Panama from 2009-2012. Great memories! Some good detecting down there.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Cool find !